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Most anyone can run a marathon but you need to practice running a lot to succeed in a marathon.... for instance u might want to run a mile one week then two miles the next and three miles the next, etc. go to www.halhigdon.com/marathon/Mar00novice.htm because that will answer all of your basic questions about running a marathon
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Where was the first marathon run in the US?
The Boston Marathon. It was first run in 1897.
Who was the first person to run a marathon?
The First perso to ever run a marathon was actually a women named "Kathrine Switzer". It was in the years of 1967 in Boston
Where does the London marathon start in London?
The London marathon ( I am watching it on TV as I type this !) starts on Blackheath in SE London. It is run over 26 miles 385 yards. This distance has nothing to do with Phidipides & the battle of Marathon. It was the distance run from Windsor to White city in the London Olympics in 1908.
What Olympic event comes from the victory over the Persians at the battle of marathon?
The Marathon run commemorates the run of 18,000 Athenian soldiers, who ran back the 26 miles to Athens after defeating the Persian infantry at Marathon, in order to defend the city against an attack by the Persian cavalry which was being shipped around to Athens by sea while the Athenian army was engaged at Marathon.
How has the battle of marathon been immortalized in the present time?
After the battle, the Athenians realised that the Persians were about to capture Athens which was undefended in their absence at the battlefield. The Athenian army ran back the 26 miles to the city to defend it, and this run by 18,000 Athenians was the model for today's marathon run at sporting events. Of course today's runners don't do it in sandals carrying weapons and armour.
